- Triphthong
In
phonetics , a triphthong (from Greek "τρίφθογγος", "triphthongos", literally "with three sounds," or "with three tones") is a monosyllabicvowel combination involving a quick but smooth movement of the articulator from one vowel quality to another that passes over a third. While "pure" vowels, or "monophthong s", are said to have one target articulator position,diphthong s have two, and triphthongs three.Examples
tress on the first element
English in British
Received Pronunciation (these can be also analyzed as disyllabic sequences of a diphthong and a monophthong):
*IPA| [aʊ̯ə] as in "hour"
*IPA| [aɪ̯ə] as in "fire"
*IPA| [eɪ̯ə] as in "player"
*IPA| [ɔɪ̯ə] as in "loyal, royal"
*IPA| [əʊ̯ə] as in "lower"Bernese German (aSwiss German dialect):
*IPA| [iə̯w] as in "Gieu" 'boy'
*IPA| [yə̯w] as in "Gfüeu" 'feeling'
*IPA| [uə̯w] as in "Schueu" 'school'
*IPA| [yə̯j] as in "Müej" 'trouble'Latvian:
*IPA| [iea] as in "tie" IPA| [ˈtiea] 'they'Fact|date=June 2008
*IPA| [uoa] as in "ko" IPA| [ˈkuoa] 'what'Fact|date=June 2008tress on the second element
Spanish:
*IPA| [we̞i̯] as in "buey" 'ox'
*IPA| [wai̯] as in "Uruguay"
*IPA| [jai̯] as in "cambiáis" ('you change')
*IPA| [je̞i̯] as in "cambiéis" ('that you may change')Mandarin:
*IPA| [i̯ai̯] as in 崖 "yái" 'cliff'
*IPA| [i̯aʊ̯] as in 票 "piào" 'ticket'
*IPA| [i̯oʊ̯] as in 六 "liù" 'six'
*IPA| [u̯ai̯] as in 快 "kuài" 'fast'
*IPA| [u̯ei̯] as in 回 "huí" 'return'Romanian:
*IPA| [jaw] as in "iau" 'I take'
*IPA| [e̯aw] as in "rîdeau" 'they were laughing'Vietnamese:
*IPA| [ɨə̯ɪ̯] as in "tươi" 'fresh'
*IPA| [ɨə̯ʊ̯] as in "rượu" 'alcohol'
*IPA| [iə̯ʊ̯] as in "tiêu" 'pepper'
*IPA| [uə̯ɪ̯] as in "nuôi" 'to nourish'
*IPA| [ui̯ʊ̯] as in "khuỵu" 'to fall on one's knees'Fact|date=June 2008tress on the third element
Romanian (semivocalic phonemes marked with reversed circumflex accents):
*IPA| [e̯o̯a] as in "pleoape" 'eyelids'
*IPA| [i̯o̯a] as in "creioane" 'pencils'See also
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List of phonetics topics
*Diphthong
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